“Lord, teach us to play more. to LAUGH more. to sing more. to enjoy the moments we have, because they really are so few.”
a song from childhood keeps playing in my brain, and here are the lyrics for any of you who know it. it’s so simple, but so true. if you have the time to listen to it, here’s a link to sesame street singing it, because, apparently, that’s where i got it from–it’s their song. 
(note: actually, it’s written by joe raposo, who wrote lots of things for sesame street, then recorded by karen carpenter, and made ridiculously famous by sesame street, …but who’s keeping track of these things? obviously, my parents.) then please, come back and sing along!
“Sing
Sing a song
Sing out loud
Sing out strong
Sing of good things, not bad
Sing of happy, not sad
Sing
Sing a song
Make it simple
To last your whole life long
Don’t worry if it’s not good enough
For anyone else to hear
Sing
Sing a song
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la”
